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<blockquote data-quote="ASiDiE" data-source="post: 46853" data-attributes="member: 11017">This was posted in a 22 page tv series forum.&nbsp; It might help you out... it might not.&nbsp; &quot;I have a similar problem, the thing is that Windows basically has a problem, when you boot up your machine any network connections are in a &quot;disconnected state&quot;.. I had to write a litte batch file to get around this. I downloaded a simple DOS utility called holdit (like pause but with a counter timedown)... Then when the machine reloads i run the following batchfile net use p: /d (to actually disconnect the drive) holdit 6 (wait a few seconds - for all the drivers to come up) net use \\10.1.1.8 p: /persistent:yes This way on loadup i disconnect and reconnect the network drive in a persistent state so that when media portal auto-load (a few seconds later) the network drive is automatically connected and my tv shows / movies / music are all ready to be played ... Cheers&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ASiDiE, post: 46853, member: 11017"] This was posted in a 22 page tv series forum. It might help you out... it might not. "I have a similar problem, the thing is that Windows basically has a problem, when you boot up your machine any network connections are in a "disconnected state".. I had to write a litte batch file to get around this. I downloaded a simple DOS utility called holdit (like pause but with a counter timedown)... Then when the machine reloads i run the following batchfile net use p: /d (to actually disconnect the drive) holdit 6 (wait a few seconds - for all the drivers to come up) net use \\10.1.1.8 p: /persistent:yes This way on loadup i disconnect and reconnect the network drive in a persistent state so that when media portal auto-load (a few seconds later) the network drive is automatically connected and my tv shows / movies / music are all ready to be played ... Cheers" [/QUOTE]

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